Despite Pandemic Shutdowns, Carbon Dioxide and Methane Surged in 2020 This post first appeared on the NOAA research news site Carbon dioxide levels are now higher than at any time in the past 3.6 million years Levels of the two most important anthropogenic greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, and methane, continued their unrelenting rise in 2020 despite the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic response, NOAA has announced. Related: Mount […] WeatherBrains | May 20, 2021 1 Comment